Appala Naidu Kotla is a chartered accountant in practice for more than five years having his core area of expertise in the field of Indirect Taxation of GST & Customs and Foreign Trade Policy Matters (“FTP”).

He is working with SMCS GLOBAL as manager in IDT department engaged in consulting, audit and advisory services and also handles litigation matters in GST, service tax, customs and VAT.

He also handles assignments related to obtaining export incentives and duty exemption licenses under various export promotion schemes of Foreign Trade Policy, 2023.

He has an extensive experience in indirect tax consulting and advisory matters of entities related to Automotive, Real Estate, infrastructure, IT / ITES, Hotel & Restaurant, Warranty, E-Commerce, Pharma, Health Care and other manufacturing industries. He also has experience in advisory and periodical tax compliances to be followed by EOU and SEZ entities.

He is a faculty and training member in the Indirect tax Laws for various government departments of state and central GST offices.